Sunday, 6 April 2014

This season could still be a successful one for Arsenal.
Despite our mutual frustrations with our mind-numbing manager, some of our
players, tactical faults, and our late season crumble, we could end
the season celebrating.

We “should” win the FA Cup, which would be massive in
itself. To lift that monkey of the club’s back would be huge, that pressure
from the media in particular would go away and more positivity would surge
through the club. The general mindset at Arsenal Football Club these days seems
to be anxiety about having not won a trophy for X amount of years. It is talked about constantly. Whereas if
we won one that would turn into a more positive, optimistic for the future mood
without that huge sense of pressure and actually giving us a springboard to win other trophies. More of a hungry, winning mentality should be created. Plus this would feed into players of other
clubs that we’re trying to sign, hence making us more attractive.

Additionally, we still have a decent chance of finishing
fourth. I think it’s going to be a case of who handles the pressure best to be
honest. Everton’s fixture schedule is a bit tougher than ours, Man City at home
especially looks daunting, so even though it’s in Everton’s hands, Arsenal still
have a good chance.

Therefore if we can secure the top 4 and win the FA Cup,
then of course it’s a season of progression. It’s a reasonably sized “if” right
now but it’s a perfectly reasonable possibility as well.

1.Winning the FA Cup

2.Finishing in the top 4 with a higher points
total than last season

3.Being in the title race (which we weren’t in the
last 2 seasons) for so long and being top for a long time

That would all be healthy progress and reason for optimism for the
future. Those experiences will help us move forward further as well.

Momentum is a powerful thing in football and Everton have
it in the race for fourth, but given Arsenal’s fixtures and experience of top 4 battles it’s going to
be very tight in that race for Champions League qualification. Let’s not give
up or be too negative yet. It could still be a successful season.